What is CVE-2021-43298?

CVE-2021-43298 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under CWE-208. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-43298?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead

CVE-2021-43298

The code that performs password matching when using 'Basic' HTTP authentication does not use a constant-time memcmp and has no rate-limiting. This means that an unauthenticated network attacker can brute-force the HTTP basic password, byte…

EPSS: 0.023 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Embedthis Goahead — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-208
CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

reefs@jfrog.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43298?: CVE-2021-43298 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under CWE-208. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-43298?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.